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Please can someone help me with Steps on how to create an m.mysite.com subdomain and make it Use the same database and files in the main website.

Please guys help me

davidgn:
Please can someone help me with Steps on how to create an m.mysite.com subdomain and make it Use the same database and files in the main website.

Please guys help me

There is really no reason to tow this path.

You should instead make your website responsive so it can adjust to any screen size and device the user is using

I know about Responsiveness, my current theme is responsive but it's not what i want for my mobile users.

I want to load a different theme for my mobile users.
I believe subdomain will be best for that.

Please just give me clue how to go about it.
Thanks

Use JQuery mobile.
There should be a code that detects if the user is using a mobile browser and redirects to the mobile site.

mcqwerty:
Use JQuery mobile.
There should be a code that detects if the user is using a mobile browser and redirects to the mobile site.

Please, before I do the redirecting, how do I setup the subdomain and make it Use the same database and files with the main domain.

I feel creating a subdomain is unnecessary; I'd advise you use a subfolder instead.

If you don't mind a /mobile or /mobi (for example www.me.com/mobile or www.me.com/mobi) then all you need do is load your preferred theme in a subfolder named mobile or mobi then add a redirect code in the head tag of your root index page.

Now, this redirect code will make use of screen size so once you visit with a screen size smaller than specified, it automatically re-routes you to the subfolder.

Eg if your redirect code specifies width of less than 500px, any device with a width lower than 500px will be directed to the subfolder. So if I enter www.me.com on a mobile phone, I will be taken automatically to www.me.com/mobile and my view will be the theme loaded there.

Your redirect code should be set for not more than 1 second so it's very fast and your visitor wouldn't notice.

That's what I did for www.yungblnkz.com you can try it out to see for yourself.

Hope this helps!

paolouzo:
I feel creating a subdomain is unnecessary; I'd advise you use a subfolder instead.

If you don't mind a /mobile or /mobi (for example www.me.com/mobile or www.me.com/mobi) then all you need do is load your preferred theme in a subfolder named mobile or mobi then add a redirect code in the head tag of your root index page.

Now, this redirect code will make use of screen size so once you visit with a screen size smaller than specified, it automatically re-routes you to the subfolder.

Eg if your redirect code specifies width of less than 500px, any device with a width lower than 500px will be directed to the subfolder. So if I enter www.me.com on a mobile phone, I will be taken automatically to www.me.com/mobile and my view will be the theme loaded there.

Your redirect code should be set for not more than 1 second so it's very fast and your visitor wouldn't notice.

That's what I did for www.yungblnkz.com you can try it out to see for yourself.

Hope this helps!

Okay thanks, I'll try that.
But I think it's almost the same thing with subdomain.
From what I've read so far online, subdomain has more SEO advantages than subfolder

Thanks anyway, I appreciate your help

davidgn:
Please can someone help me with Steps on how to create an m.mysite.com subdomain and make it Use the same database and files in the main website.

Please guys help me

are you using wordpress?

etoluw:
are you using wordpress?

No sir.
I'm using osclass.